[Animation] Robot heavy body mechanics

Cexar

Hey y'all,

I'm working on a body mechanic shot with a robot rig. Really enjoying it so far!
Having some problem posting the videos so they embed here but I hope you can endure and click on the links.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKY6I0s8Kac"]Robot heavy body mechanic 01 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z0kv0l73ZQ"]Robot heavy body mechanic 02 - YouTube[/ame]


My ambition
To practice body mechanics and not making it a standard box-lifting shot. I first got inspired by a tutorial from Digital Tutors but I didn't want to follow their exact teachings, not yet anyway.

Setting:
The robot is a dim character with moderate strength. The block weighs something like a fully-packed refrigerator. His plan is to shove it towards the yellow do-hickey but he soon notices that it's hard work.


What I'm going to do next:
So the plan is to polish these actions, first posewise and then move on to fixing hand and foot planting i.e. the inbetweens. Most of my inbetweens already exist in the second video.


I'd love some critique and/or general questions and I'll try to fix and answer them as fast as I can

Mezz

Hey nice work so far!!
Nothing standing out to me right now that needs fixing. Loved the second video! I chuckled at the ending.

Can't wait to see another update!

chrisradsby

Great work so far, blockout looks really good! I don't really have anything to crit at the moment, key-frames and poses looks good, it'll be really interesting to see the final result

LoTekK

Nice! Poses and timing look good so far (the closing shot of the second video is ace). This should be fun to follow

zoombapup

The hold frame at the foot plant before the kick in the second video looks too long to me.

Paunescu.Daniel

"I first got inspired by a tutorial from Digital Tutors but I didn't want to follow their exact teachings, not yet anyway."

Why not?